Justus Bissing, Jr. Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Justus Bissing, Jr. Historic District

Hays, Ellis County, Kansas
Listed
January 28, 2004
Type
District
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
03001495

About this property

The Justus Bissing Jr. Historic District, in Hays, Kansas in Ellis County, Kansas, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. the 1920 Justus Bissing Jr. house, Craftsman in style with Prairie School influences, and the c. 1932 Tower Service station, built in a house-type plan with elements of Queen Anne style, both built by Justus Bissing Jr. Mr. Bissing was of a Volga German family which came to Ellis County in 1874, and grew up on a farm north of Catharine, Kansas, which is near Hays. While the corner of Elm Street and West 12th Street would be a more natural location for a gas station, the stately Craftsman home was built by Justus Bissing Jr. at the corner first, in 1920, built of brick and stone and relatively unmovable. So when the "craftsman, inventor and entrepreneur" chose to build a gas station for his son to operate, on the property, that was placed adjacent, fronting only on West 12th Street. The property was deemed to be significant for National Register listing for its architecture, reflecting "meticulous artistry" in both the interior and exterior of the two-story home. The gas station is the last surviving of several which were built along West 12th. Also in Hays, at 117 W. 13th, there is a Bissing House bed and breakfast, in another home built by Bissing, built in 1909. It was previously The Inn at 117 and the Tea Rose Inn.

Location

502-504 W. 12th St.
Hays, Ellis County, Kansas
38.87563, -99.33688

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Justus Bissing, Jr. Historic District listed on the National Register?

Justus Bissing, Jr. Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 28, 2004.

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Justus Bissing, Jr. Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Justus Bissing, Jr. Historic District is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1932.

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